A plateful of cookies

First things first. I made this bag right at the beginning of the year.
( I use it every day now, pretty much. )

Did you notice the buttons? No? Well, I got a whole bunch of neat ones. That I will show you.
( I hope you don't have koumpounophobia. )


I promised photos of Tanpopo's cage progress. It's gotten a bit further than this, but it's pretty much permanently stalled at the moment...
( I have not witty cut text for this. Really. )

And now for something completely different.
I have a DS lite. It was getting scratched up in my handbag (as seen above) so I made a case for it.
( This is vaguely a step-by-step... )


The next project I did was because the bags we get given (for free) at course are ugly and everyone knows what type of course you're doing because they have the school emblazoned on the front.
( Cut, because they really are ugly. As is the carpet. )

Cake. Sponge. Cream. Jam. Pink Lemonade. I haven't really taken any more pictures of things I've made. (That are on my laptop.)
( Those photos are a lie, but not this cake! )

86%
And I am finished!
Well, except for work experience and exams.


We got the pastry tutor as our assessor rather randomly. It was vaguely alarming in the way that you think they're sizing you up.
HOWEVER, despite marks off for slightly undercooked rissotto that needed more seasoning and more garnish needed, he quite liked my dessert. Even though it did need more height.

(I shall post a phone pic of it sometime later. It is muchly pretty.)

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Um... does wanting an ice cream cafe which has a vegan/vegetarian/gluten/wheat/dairy-free friendly menu count as a 'theme'?
Because yeah. I'd so want to open that.

The Blood donation centre are having a holiday break and don't open again until the 5th.

BUT before I go afurther, I must mention, with complete spazziness, that Terry Pratchett has made it onto the New Years honours list. This means he is, more or less, officially a knight.

Back to failed attempt at donating blood: so me and my dad will go back again on Monday, get me all signed up and maybe I will be able to donate blood then, maybe not. But my dad will at any rate.
( Reason why I'm going to donate blood )

Upside of getting up early = I did some baking and ice cream making. The ice cream is double chocolate swirl. Haven't had the chance to taste it, but the custard was good, so I'm betting the final product will be heavenly.
The baking was some bizarre mix between apple pie and apple crumble and a slice. It turned out surprisingly good.

I shall have to take pictures of both when I get my new camera. (Which should arrive soon~)

Random stuff on way to closed donation centre:
There was a shop called "The Lily Shop". I did a double take for a moment, to make sure the name was not 'Yuri' (because, I believe, that is the translation of yuri...) and then to see what it actually sold.
It sold flowers. It was a florists.
Obviously I have dug far too deep into the depths of anime/manga pervertism.

I saw a dog.
This is not an unusual occurrence, but the thought process was not and went something approximately like this: We go on and on about animal cruelty, especially to unwanted kittens and puppies being abandoned but we're also comitting animal cruelty by spaying and neutering. We're denying them the right to reproduce and if you went up to people and said "Sorry, but we're going to have to sterilise you because there are too many humans on the planet" (and then proceeded to do so) you'd get tried for human rights violation.
However, I do understand why (In a whole prevention rather than reaction thing. Condoms vs. abortions, that kind of thing.) so, if I ever get a cat or dog I will do my bit and have it spayed/neutered. But I'll still get a bit sad that I'm denying it the right to procreate.
(However, I will do my best to prevent any such pet from killing birds, especially if I don't move overseas.)

Also, see previous entry. That Tui ad was so asking for me to go fangirl on it's ass. (Literally, I think?)

( more ramble )

I have nothing better to do, aside from maybe touching some fics... but anyway, a piccy post!

( first is my new glasses! )
( Tanpopo progress! )

No piccys of fishy, as I haven't done much more to him.
I have however, completed another machine-felted scarf in pretty orange/red colours. No pics this time though...

( CAKE! )

( And a bonus doodle )